Use English in written and oral form

1. What is the name of the portable walkway or access between ship and shore?
A. Gangway
B. Bulwark
C. Bridgeway
D. Accommodation ladder
E. IDon't Know.
2. How should the tug be secured to the ship, when the bridge tells the poop that "It is the tug's
wire"??
A. The tug will send a wire to the ship for making fast.
B. The After Team will send a wire from the poop to the tug and then make it fast
C. The tug will be ready to receive the towing spring and make it fast.
D. The After team will send out the towing spring to the tug to make fast.
E. IDon't Know.
3. Would there ever be the need for two lookouts on the Bridge watch?
A. No, one lookout is sufficient even in fog
B. Every night there should be two lookouts, one on each bridge wing
C. Yes, possibly when there is dense fog and heavy traffic.
D. Never necessary
E. I Don't Know
4. techniques be given?
It is recommended that every
prospective seafarer should,
before being employed in a sea-
going ship, receive proper training
in personal survival techniques.
In respect of such training several
recommendations are made
A. After joining the ship
B. Before being employed
C. After one period at sea
D. During the first week on board
E. I Don't Know
5. What is the meaning of "make fast"
A. To act quickly
B. To avoid all meals
C. To secure a rope
D. To coil a rope
E. IDon't Know.
6. What is the correct understanding of the term "Block Coefficient" as applied to a ship?
A. The coefficient of a Block and Tackle
B. The restriction of a valve in a pipe to the flow of fluid through that pipe
C. The ratio of the waterplane shape of the ship to a rectangle of the same extreme dimensions
D. The comparison of the underwater shape of the ship, to a rectangular block of the same
extreme dimensions.
E. I Don't Know.
7. The IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases are recommended to be used when the ship's
Officer is verbally
talking to whom?
A. In circumstances described in all of the answers provided
B. When talking between ship and shore personnel
C. When giving orders on board with other seafarers
D. When talking on the VHF between ships
E. IDon't Know.
8. Which is the "STARBOARD BOw", in the figure?

A. The Starboard bow is indicated by D, in the figure

B. The Starboard bow is indicated by B, in the figure
C. The Starboard bow is indicated by C, in the figure
D. The Starboard bow is indicated by A, in the figure
E. I Don't Know
9. What is the normal name of the waterproof suit shown in the picture?

A. Survival suit
B. Fluorescent orange suit
C. Life suit
D. Wet suit
E. I Don't Know
10. What do you understand by: Bitter end?
A. Bitter end means: a foul taste at the end of a meal
B. Bitter end means: to the very last moment
C. Bitter end means: the toggled end of a lifeboat painter
D. Bitter end means: the end link of an anchor cable that is secured within the chain locker
E. IDon't Know.
11. What are the lists called that give the position and task during a lifeboat drill for all
persons on board the ship?
A. The Muster List
B. The Duty List
C. The Drill List
D. The Crew List
E. I Don't Know
12. What is understood by the term, The Lee Side"?
A. Lee Side is the Port side of the vessel
B. Lee Side is the side that faces away from the wind
C. Lee Side is the side that faces the wind
D. Lee Side is the Starboard side of the vessel
E. IDon't Know.
13. What is the room often called where the crew eat their meals?
A. The crew restaurant
B. The crew restaurant
C. The crew mess
D. The crew café
E. IDon't Know.
14. Which is the "CENTRE LINE", in the figure?

A. The fore and aft Centreline is indicated by C, in the figure

B. The fore and aft Centreline is indicated by B, in the figure
C. The fore and aft Centreline is indicated by D, in the figure
D. The Fore and aft Centreline is indicated by A, in the figure
E. IDon't Know

15. In the figure, which letter gives the correct understanding of the term "LENGTH
OVERALL"?
 A. Length Overall is indicated by B, in the figure
B. Length Overall is indicated by A, in the figure
C. Length Overall is indicated by C, in the figure
D. Length Overall is indicated by D, in the figure
E. IDon't Know
16. During the anchoring procedure, what would the 2nd Officer understand by the following
request from the bridge,
"How is the chain"?
A. The Master is requesting the Chief Officer to inform the bridge of whether he can determine
which way theship is moving in the water
B. The bridge would like to know the direction of the anchor cable from the hawse pipe.
C. The Master is asking the Chief Officer whether the ship needs to be moved forward and take
the weight off the
anchor cable
D. The Master is asking the Chief Officer whether the vessel is dragging anchor
E. I Don't Know.
17. In the diagram, which letter is indicating the "bits" which would probably be used by the
"FORWARD SPRING" when
mooring the ship?
A. The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by B, in the figure
B. The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by C, in the figure
C. The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by A, in the figure
D. The bits for the Forward Spring is indicated by D, in the figure
E. I Don't Know.
18. What is the meaning of the term "Make Fast", when mooring the ship?
A. Make Fast means secure the ropes to the bits
B. Make Fast means to act very quickly
C. Make Fast means to coil up a rope
D. Make Fast means to avoid eating all meals during the daylight hours.
E. IDon't Know.

19. What is "FREEBOARD", in the figure?

A. Freeboard is indicated by B, in the figure

B. Freeboard is indicated by D, in the figure
C. Freeboard is indicated by A, in the figure
D. Freeboard is indicated by C, in the figure
 E. IDon't Know
20. Which approved publication should be used by a seafarer to help overcome any
misunderstanding in
communications?
A. The (IMO) Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP) booklet
B. The (ICS) Bridge Procedures Guide
C. The Oxford Concise Dictionary
D. Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary
E. I Don't Know
21. What do you understand by: Secure the tug?
A. Secure the tug means: to pick up the tug line
B. Secure the tug means: to let go the tug
C. Secure the tug means: to make fast the tug
D. Secure the tug means: to pass a line to the tug
E. IDon't Know.
22. The Second Officer, when on watch on the bridge, is often referred to as the OOW. What
does OOW actually stand
for?
A. Officer of the Watch
B. On official watch
C. Operator of the watch
D. On official watchkeeping
E. IDon't Know.
23. In which direction would the "FORWARD HEAD LINE" normally run?
A. The forward head line would normally lead straight across to the jetty and be as short as
possible
B. The forward head line would normally lead forward from the bow
C. The forward head line would normally lead from the bow back towards the stern
D. The forward head line is normally the line used by the forward tug.
E. IDon't Know.
24. What is "AIR DRAUGHT", in the figure?

A. Air draught is indicated by A, in the figure

B. Air draught is indicated by C, in the figure
C. Air draught is indicated by B, in the figure
D. Air draught is indicated by D, in the figure
E. IDon't Know.
25. What is the objective of the merchant navy?
A. To transport and deliver goods as quickly as possible
B. To safely transport goods by sea
C. To provide employment for persons who wish to become seafarers
D. To earn money for the shipowner
E. IDon't Know.
26. What is "LENGHT OVERALL", in the figure?

A. Length overall is indicated by C, in the figure

B. Length overall is indicated by A, in the figure
C. Length overall is indicated by D, in the figure
D. Length overall is indicated by B, in the figure
E. IDon't Know.

27. On the diagram, which letter is indicating the "BOW"?

A. The Bow is indicated by C, in the figure

B. The Bow is indicated by D, in the figure
C. The Bow is indicated by A, in the figure
D. The Bow is indicated by B, in the figure
E. IDon't Know.
28. What is meant by the term "Single up" when a vessel is preparing to leave the jetty to
which it was moored?
 A. Single up is the term used to describe the process of letting go most of the moorings lines and
just leaving
sufficient lines to stay safely alongside.
B. Single up is the term used when only one single tug is used to assist the ship in leaving the
berth.
C. Single up is the term used when a ship leaves the jetty without any assistance from tugs and it
is entirely on its
own steam.
D. Single up is the term used when there is only one single rope left out between the ship and the
jetty, when
leaving the berth
E. I Don't Know
29. In the diagram which line would be the AFT SPRING", if the vessel was port side
alongside a jetty?

A. In the diagram which line would

B. The Aft Spring is indicated by B, in the figure
C. The Aft Spring is indicated by D, in the figure
D. The Aft Spring is indicated by C, in the figure
E. I Don't Know
30. On the diagram, which arrowed line is indicating the "Breadth" of the vessel?

A. The breadth is indicated by letter C, in the figure

B. The breadth is indicated by letter B, in the figure
C. The breadth is indicated by letter A, in the figure
D. The breadth is indicated by letter D, in the figure
E. I Don't Know